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COVID-19 Cluster in Changi General Hospital Grows to 10 After 27 Jun’s Cases

2021-06-28 , 9:20 am

While the number of COVID-19 cases didn’t drop substantially yesterday, there was some good news.

No new clusters were identified, and only one of the new community cases was unlinked.

In total, 14 new COVID-19 infections were reported yesterday, 12 of whom were from the community.

Here are the details.

Changi General Hospital Cluster

After the Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) outbreak, we hoped that hospital clusters would be a thing of the past, but five of the 12 cases reported yesterday were linked to the Changi General Hospital (CGH) cluster.

They are:

A 58-year-old Singaporean woman who is a homemaker
A 16-year-old Singaporean girl who is a student at Republic Polytechnic
A 62-year-old Singaporean man who works as a porter at CGH
A 24-year-old Singaporean woman who works as a porter at National University Hospital (NUH)
A 69-year-old Singaporean woman who works as a healthcare assistant at CGH

The healthcare assistant was last at work on 21 June. She developed body aches on 24 June and sought medical treatment at a polyclinic on the same day, but was not tested for COVID-19.

She then developed a fever and sore throat the following day and sought medical treatment at a GP clinic that night, where she was referred for a COVID-19 test.

On 26 June, she sought medical treatment at CGH and was tested for COVID-19. Her test result came back positive on the same day.

Her earlier tests from rostered routine testing (RRT), the last being on 21 June, were all negative for COVID-19 infection. She received her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on 23 June.

The CGH cluster now has a total of ten cases.

115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre Cluster

Our largest active cluster at the moment grew even bigger yesterday with two new additions. They are:

A 30-year-old Singaporean woman who works as an executive at the Central Provident Fund Board
A 12-year-old Singaporean girl who is a student at Zhangde Primary School

The student was last in school on 18 May and received her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on 10 June.

105 Henderson Crescent Cluster

One new case was also linked to the cluster at 105 Henderson Crescent, namely an 82-year-old Singaporean retiree.

She developed a cough and runny nose on 21 June, but did not seek medical attention. She was later placed on quarantine on 26 June after being identified as a household contact of a previous case.

She was tested for COVID-19 on 26 June during quarantine and her test result came back positive the next day. Her serology test result is pending.

Case 64394 & Case 64444 Clusters

The last two clusters are linked to an 81-year-old retiree (Case 64394) and an equipment specialist who works at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) (Case 64444).

Three new cases in total were linked to the two clusters, namely:

A 58-year-old Singaporean man who works as a private hire driver for Grab (Case 64394 cluster)
A 74-year-old Singaporean woman who is a retiree (Case 64444 cluster)
An 83-year-old male Singaporean who works as a cleaner at Seacare Environment Pte Ltd (Case 64444 cluster)

All three cases had been fully vaccinated before their infection was detected.

1 Unlinked Case

Fortunately, only one of the cases reported yesterday was unlinked, namely a 37-year-old Singaporean who works as a bunker surveyor at GW Marine Pte Ltd.

He was tested for on 24 June as part of RRT, and his pooled test result came back positive the next day. He also developed a fever that day.

An individual test was administered on 25 June, and his test result came back positive on 26 June.His earlier tests from RRT, the last being on 21 June, were all negative for COVID-19 infection.

The man received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on 20 January and the second dose on 10 February.

2 Imported Cases

Besides the 12 community cases, two infections from abroad were detected. They are:

1 Singapore Permanent Resident who returned from India
1 Work Permit holder who arrived from Indonesia

They had both been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore and were tested during their period of isolation.

148 Cases in Hospitals

At the moment, there are 148 COVID-19 cases still in hospitals, most of whom are stable of improving. Four are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

Another 165 cases with lower risk factors or mild symptoms are isolated and cared for at community facilities.

14 more cases have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities recently.

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